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Torture and Death in Custody (Prevention) Act, 2013 (নির্যাতন এবং হেফাজতে মৃত্যু (নিবারণ) আইন)
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Person dies in police custody or jail Authority–

Person dies in police custody or jail Authority–
The High Court Division also directed to add a new section after section 44 of the Police Act. It observed that if a person dies in police custody or jail the police officer who has arrested the person or the police officer who has taken him in custody for the purpose of interrogation or the jail authority in which jail the death took place shall explain the reasons for death and shall prove the relevant facts to substantiate their explanation. Accordingly, it observed that in case of such incidents there is no provision for maintaining any diary for recording reason for arrest of any person without any warrant and other necessary particulars. As observed above, the government has promulgated a law covering the field namely নির্যাতন এবং হেফাজতে মৃত্যু (নিবারণ) আইন, ২০১৩. In the preamble it is stated that as the Bangladesh is a signatory of the New York’s Declaration on 10th December, 1984 towards cruel, inhuman, disgraceful behaviour; and as Bangladesh is a partner in the Treatise signed on 5th October, 1998; as in article 35(5) of the constitution prohibits torture and cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and punishment; and as in articles 2(1) and 3 of the United Nations charter demanded to promulgate a law by the countries which signed the charter treating the torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of a citizen is an offence; and therefore, in order to implement the charter the law has been promulgated. This piece of legislation covers all the above inhuman acts. In presence of specific legislation, we find it not necessary to add any provision in other laws in this regard. .....Ministry of Law, Justice & Parl. Afrs. =VS= BLAST, (Civil), 2017 (2)– [3 LM (AD) 274] ....View Full Judgment

Ministry of Law, Justice & Parl. Afrs. =VS= BLAST 3 LM (AD) 274